The European Culture Area: A Systematic Geography
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Book Overview
A sixth edition of this book is now available. Now in a fully updated fifth edition, this premier text has been thoroughly revised to reflect the sweeping changes the past decade has brought to Europe. Long hailed for its creativity and intellectual depth, the book is now further enriched by the expertise of a new lead author, noted geographer Alexander B. Murphy. In this edition, he has focused on Europe's role in the wider world and incorporated new research and teaching approaches in regional geography. The book employs a cultural-historical approach that is ideally suited to facilitate understanding of Europe's ancient, complex geographical character. Its topical organization including environment, ethnicity, religion, language, demography, politics, industry, and urban and rural life offers students a holistic understanding of the diverse European culture area. Inclusive, intellectual, rich in ideas, lively, interesting, and humanistic, The European Culture Area remains the text of choice for courses on the geography of Europe."
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0742556727
ISBN13:9780742556720
Release Date:August 2008
Publisher:Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Length:425 Pages
Weight:2.08 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 7.0" x 9.8"
Customer Reviews
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Great introductory text!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
Dr. Jordan writes an excellent introduction to European geography. It is easy to read and understand and chapters are accompanied by lots of self-taken pictures (black and white). It begins with the question of what is Europe and who is European, a very relevant question as the European Union expands. Dr. Jordan lists a dozen empirical characteristics of Europe such as Christian and democratic that isn't universal but serves well as a fundamental description of Europe to a novice. The best section is on the historical and cultural splits between Northern and Southern Europe, and Western and Eastern Europe. Dr. Jordan details the reasons for the splits; for example, the northerly extent of the Roman Empire and the westerly extent of Islam. The weakest section is on the European Union which is arguably the most important issue in Europe today and essential for geographers. More detail is needed on what it does and how it works. I highly recommend it for any geographer, political scientist, or historian interested in Europe but without a lot of background with the region.
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